After graduating with my Bachelors degree, I was on the hunt for dream job to accommodate my growing future. As a tribal member, I thought, what better way to give back to my tribal community and my culture than to work for the tribe. I started applying for the jobs I have never qualified for until then with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The two that I wanted the most were positions in the Community Health Clinic, Assistant Executive Health Director and Finance Manager.
I applied and uploaded my resume and information/credentials online, and received an email when the job posting closed that I had interviews for both, I accepted both interviews. After doing in-person interviews for both positions, I felt more confident in my ability to fulfill the Finance Manager position than the Assistant Executive Health Director position, as I had multiple years of accounting and finance in my background, both for-profit and non-profit, so I hoped they would select me for the Finance Manager position.
I received a call the next day that they had selected me for the Finance Manager position, I was surprised at how quickly they got back to me for the position. I was sent an email with an offer letter explaining benefits, pay, and asking for a signature to accept the position.
After I accepted the position, I was working in the company about a month later. The entire process seemed easy, professional, and working in a timely manner from start to finish. It made the company look professional, the HR Tech that was in contact with me was friendly and timely, and it made me excited to start my journey here. The appearance that you get when you first apply and interact with a company sets the entire stage, if they are spread out and messy or unorganized, it just doesn’t give you a good feeling.